New Avril Layout!, Better? Options

[funride]

I've been making things a lot lately, but everyone hated the last Avril layout.
So I made two versions of the next one.
Take a look and tell me what you think.

'The Best Damn Thing'

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'Under My Skin'

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[jiyong]

I think the biggest thing you need to work on, in general, is making each element of your design blend in with the rest of the layout.

Right now, the two images of Avril looked pasted on top of each other. Why? If their legs were truly crossing each other, the left Avril's leg would cast a shadow on the right Avril's leg. Also, because of the perspective of both images, the right Avril's leg should in fact be in front of the left Avril's leg. See how the right Avril's foot ends up being closer to the front of the image than the left Avril's foot is?

The text you pasted in the center of the image looks, well, pasted on. It doesn't match with the rest of the layout. It could be higher quality, and the colors don't match up with the rest of the banner. The stark white of the text clashes with the softer whites and beiges of the image. You should also choose a font that is a little easier on the eyes.

Besides all of which, there's no editing to the banner other than the text and the blending. No coloring, no lighting, etc.

Your blending is quite good. If it weren't for the feet/leg issue, I almost wouldn't be able to tell that you used two separate images. But you need to work on editing your images a bit more. Nobody can really tell you the exact things you need to do to finish a graphic - there's no 100% guaranteed method to perfection. You just have to experiment more and try different techniques. If something doesn't work, try something else.